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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-30

ONE by one the land-ofice roses
fall This chunk, composed of equal
parts of logic and jealously, taken from
the Ness City Meas, locates in the proper
place, beneath the daisies, the dead pros
poets Of two rivals of Wa-Keeney:
"Dighton people last week made very
sickly plea for the location of the land
Office at that place. Ness City really
does not need land Office to assist its
koom''
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-30
THE Ne,os continues to throw out

The NeVS continues to throw out
sensible suggestions in favor of the loca-
ton of new government land Office at
Wallace, while the Register, true to it's
past course of ennity to Wallace inter
ests, opposes the move. How do the PEG
pie of that place like to read in the
Register that Wallace is not in proper
location to receive such prize!
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-30

We are in receipt of the Ravanna
Garfield county, Record, a new weekly
publication, issued by Enos & Davies.
Mr.. Enos used to be at Grainfeld with
the CAP Sheat, and later he published for
some time the CAieftain at Ravanna. He
possesses sufficient rustling qualities to
issue live paper, and such the Record
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-30

ANYBODY who says / perjured
myself in swearing that Wallace county
is ,inorganized is q liar, and I'll chew him Ing:
into mince meat if I ever get an eye
started on him." 1nsticP Wilson.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-30

THE Toledo Commercial says that
Allen o. Meyers, the great Buckeye
politician on that side. feels that the
present Democratic state platform is in
complete because it does not denounce
cholera infantum.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-30

Monthly Meeting Readings.
Below we give q part Of monthly
reading purposed for the ". c. T. q.
The subject is important we hope every
body win give it a careful perusal.
A. l. F.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-30

GOVERNOR MARTIN and family
left Topeka on Wednesday for Colorado
Springs, Col, via the Santa Fe. We hope
they will return by the way Of the o. P,
Kansas Division.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-30

TMd-dif 1 do; I'm id if |
don't. I'm Parallel, though, with big
p, and don't you doubt it. Ihaye a shot
gum" efnstice" Wilson.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-30

IT is Herald-ed that the city
council of Phillipsburg has taken steps
to stop the charivari business. Proper.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-30

The employees Of the Union Pacific
keep the track clear OF weeds. Their
example is worth following.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-30

A GOOD blacksmith is needed at
sharon Sprines. the Lsadey cries.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-30

NESS CRY, we see by the Sentinel
10 To bui,d a new school house.
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KATE G. BUsHNELu. d. D.

people, is to be greatly deplored. But
presuming that you are fast learning not
only to put alcohol aside, but also, in
most instances, to use nothing as sub
stitute, I will say briefly, it is good
thing to keep little of the aromatic
spirits of ammonia in the house, and to
use it ip Tablespoonful doses, well
diluted, in cases of fainting and shock.
1t acts most readily when stirred in q
half-glass of hot water, and If necessary
q teaspoonful can be given.
Then, in cases of nervous depression,
nervous headache, and wakefulness from
nervousness, where some are accus toned
to use wine go frequently, 1 know of
nothing more harmless than the rather
remedy, fluid extract of
valerian, given in Tablespoonful doses.
But in most of these cases I am salts
fed that rest and sleep are much more
eficacious than any drug. To ward off
q threatened cold, hot lemonade in large
quantities (given after the patient has re-
tired and been well blanketed up). is far
preferable to whisky punch or Dover's
powder, for the latter drug contains
opium, and its use should be largely
For acute dyspepsia at
tended with co,icky pains, teaspoonful
Of the aromatic spirits of ammonia in hot
ginger tea acts very favorably; and I
think that usually, In mild forms OF indi-
gestion, In the place Of the sslittle wine
tor the stomach's sake" large tumbler
of hot water, to which pinch of salt is
added, given three-quarters Of an hour
before eating, is q pleasant and usaful
remedy.
ITO be cqncluded next week.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-30

JUDGING from the tone of leading Jour
mails, the appointment by President Cleve-
land Of Oscar L. Strauss to be Minister to
/ Turkey SIS successor to Hon. S. S. Cox,
meets with general approval. Mr.. Strauss
is said to be good lawyer and a success
full business man. He is member of the
three leading clubs in New York, and
having made American history a study,
has contributed to this form of literature
much of notably, Dock entitled
"The Origin. of Republican Form of Gov
eminent in the United States" Some
doubt as to the expediency of appointing
a Hebrew to a continental mission has
been expressed, but Mr.. Cox is of the
opinion that this will prove no objection,
as the people of that race in Turkey are
very loyal TO the Sultan. y
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-30

to be the legitimate channel of ITS opef$-'
ttons? In the San Antontoi case the
plaintiff alleges that the Dun agency
made statements regarding his business
solvency that were not founded on fact
and that damaged him to the amount
ABOVE named. When 8 newspaper makes
statements affecting q mans caatacteF or
business solvencY it is thelEImost unsver-
sal rule that such statements arsFbased
on information thathas its origta outside
the domicIe of the paper. TITS
the rarest occurrence sszat a reputable
journal is sued for statements made in its
editorial columns. The trouble almost
invariably grows out OF reports prepared
and sent to the Journal by correspondents
whose reliability and sound judgment are
matters of trust, and this information is
received and published under circum-
stances absolutely precluding the man
segment of the paper from ascertalnlng
Gin advance of publication whether the
statements are or are not true. The
newspaper, if 1t publishes matter that is
not true, is therefore more sinned against
than shining, aud in some instances the
courts have decided that even when the
statements are true there is no justitlcG-
ton for giving them publicity-the news
paper is mulcted just the same. In the
case of the mercantile agency reports of
information respecting a mans solVency
is presumed to be gathered carefully and
guardedIy, and not used until known
to be accurate. Any other sys-
tenn would argue degree Of
recklessness that could not be af-
forded or thought of for a moment. The
agency desires to serve it's clients and
places it's information st their disposal.
1t is easy to conceive how completely a
business man or firm is at the mercy of
this system, whose ramifcatiOns include
the whole country. And possessing such
power, even though accountable for its
proper exercise, the agency ought to be
exceedingly careful how it uses it. Bus
mess men are as jealous of commercial as
Of personsI integrity, and wan;on or even
careless injury inflicted on the one is as
deplorable as injury to the personal
character. 1t has been urged that the
mercantile agencies, in their zeal to serve
their customers, do sometimes over-step
the bounds of justice, not to mention
prudence; that they take things for
granted that will not stand the test of in
vestigation and thus transcend their
legitimate scope Of operations. This case.
at San Antonio sets up q very heavy claim
for damages, and we dare say the revela-
lions of the methods and policy of the
Dun agency Will come uuder close and
interested scrutiny by business men
generally
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-30

seventy miles of the line thus put under
fence. 1t occurs to THE GAZETTE that a
similar policy would be sensible move
for other roads in Texas, especially those
whose lines traverse the prairie sections
OF the state, where live stock are more
numerous than in other sections. The
payment for stock killed or mutilated on
railroad tracks is big item of annual ex-
pense for every railroad in the state. With
fence running on each side of the line
and the fence kept in good repair the
cattle and horses would be kept away
from the track, or if they penetrated
the Enclosure the owner of the depreda-
tors would be liable for damages. The
outlay would be large for the roads, at
the outset, but in the long run the invest
ment would no doubt pay. The public,
noting the efforts made by the roads to
thus guard against killing stock, would
be more favorabIy inclined towards the
railroads than is now the case, and it
would be very difficult to convince juries
that every ordinary Texas COW killed by
locomotive is as valuable as a Jersey or
Durham. Judge Pardee's idea is practi-
cal and sensible, and The GAZETTE vii
be glad to see it adopted by the manage
uent of other lines of railway.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-30
signs of Coal in Mitchell County.
COLORADO, Ten, March p, Is,

COLORADO, TEN, March -, 1881.
To the Editor of the Gazette.
On examining the late geological United
States survey Of our state we find that It
is reported that Mitchell county is under
laid with q superior article of coal. On
prospecting we lind outcrOppings, signs
and indications of the existence of coal
in many places in the county. At one
plant within a few miles OF our city, the
outcropping and surface signs are better
than anywhere else, and on going down
some fifteen or twenty feet the indiCa-
lions are that 100 or more feet below is
an inexhaustaDle bed of cannsl coal. The
various wells that have been bored
in our county, all more or less
show signs Of the existence of COei.
We sre so much impressed with the fact
that we have plenty of undevelOped coal in
our county that this week q local COM
pany OF business men will be formed, 8
fund raised, and an experienced and
learned geolOgist will be sent for to de-
velOp our coal and mineral interests.
When this IS done we are then ready 10
invite capital to come and unearth our
superior cheap fuel, and furnish the same
to the Texas and Pacific Railroad, or the
ones that we are to have, the Gulf, Cole
RADIO and Santa Fe and San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass Railroads, our Lone Star
Salt Works, our Colorado Ice Manufact-
ury, our wat-TwOrks, that we have now,
and the Holgste Dressed Meat Preserving
plant, the Wooden Mills Manufactury,
and the many other enterprises We
are to have, and TO supply
the whole Northwest Texas and Pan
handle country. TIE latter having no
fuel at all. with cheap coal. OF course
we cannot do this latter until the Gulf,
Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad is built
by way of our city and on up through the
Northwest Texas and Panhandle country,
which we hope Will not be later than this
year. Our solid, lasting progressive
boom is slowly, bat surely coming. We
hcpe.to have many buyers in our city
during April, May and June, who are
coming to invest in city and county
property. We never have any rain here
in February and March, bat always in
April and May and on through the sum-
mer, hence we are not blue or dis
couraged. Things generally are in good
shape, and we are happy in anticipation
of good times coming. ?. D. CORDELL.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-30

WHILE our people are talking manu-
features and asking THE GAZETTE to urge
their importance, let the people patronize
the manufacturing enterprises already
established here. Do any of Fort Worth's
people send orders for clothing 10 distant
makers? do they send abroad for crack
ers, baking powder, blueing, candy,
brooms, common soap, etc, etc? If
there are any people in Fort Worth who
send their money away to build up manu-
featuring industries abroad let them not
chide THE GAZETTE for overlooking the
importance of manufactures. Patronize
home manufactures and patroni2e home
merchandise every man and woman in
Fort Worth will do this, then every one
will have right to call on their paper for
help in booming manufactures.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-30
NEWS AND NOTES.

a diamond weighing three and half
ounces is said to have been unearthed recently
in Nebraska.
There is a snow-drift mile long and
from fifteen to twenty feet high on the COnnec-
ticut Western Railroad.
queer bill has passed the Wisconsin
Senate TT gIst OF the proposed law Is that
convicted drunkards shall be sent to the State
Asylum for the Insane.
The Birmingham, Conn, Electric Light
Works were Overrun with ra,s until the super
ntel dent h d a happy thought To wires at
taChed to dynamOs ne fasteEed bits of meat and
scattered them about The rats niObled and
were lost.
Old John Browns diary was taken
from him at Harper's Ferry with other PAGERS,
and is now in he possession of the govern
menL. In tn diary is list of the revO utiOn-
It's colleagues; and opposite Fred Douglass
name Is the comment unreliable"
The strange story. is being circulated
that Hon. W. L Scott forgot to draw his salary
as member OF the Forty ninth Congress until
last Wednesday, when some one reminded him
while in Washing or, that there was q little
balanc, of $4,000 due him on that account.
1t is said that there are 5000 other
Prussians besides The Emperor William who
are ninety years age and over. The German
physicians very gravely inform the public that
there Is no reason Why the Emperor shouldn't
live until ne is 100 If he takes care of himself.
The exercises of the Saliva ion Army
are classed as "shows" in Nevada City, Cal. The
cl -ssification came about thrOu the action OF
the army in charging a small a tmisstOn fee In
order to keep out the hoo lums, whereupOn the
authorities at once required them 10 take out 9
license.
Mrs. Gordon, living near Mariana,
Ark. sent her lit { daughter Clara out to mill
the COWS. When the pail was full tie cir
reached over to lex 1t up, hut ipped and fell
headlong in'O the milk. The warm fluid al
most ChOked Uer, and she me near dying be
fore che could be resusCitated.
The sole relic of previous admins
! tratiOns now retained in the culinary deuart-
| ment of the VIII tie House Is Jerry smith, &
| tall, robust specimen of the genius AfriCanus
| skill in cooking terrapin. Clay, Cass, Webster
! Calhoun, Douglas, Ben Wade and host of by
| gone statesmen have ali tasted of Jerry's skill
A fine meteor was seen by several
| Philedelphians on last Monday just after mid
night. It was described q being about hall
the siza of the full moon when st its height, as
clear as an electric light and with a train which
| Sh ,ded from a light pink at the head to pur-
! pie at the end. There were numerous SPARKS
! similar to those which would fall from Roman
| candle.
! OF the amount of silver in existence
81 CO., COO O0O Is estimated to be in cola and bull
| lion, 81 1000 G,00I in watches and the remainder
| in plate, jeWelry and ornaments. Of the
| amount In existerc e $4,745OOU,CO0 is estimated
| to have been obtained from North America
S73 100000 from South Ameril a, S63 100000 from
Europe SAL, COO O0QfrOm Africa and S3l ,0O0, 00t
from asia including Australia, New Zealand
and Gee, MICA. The amount of she precious
metals in existence is estimated to be sl3,94,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-30
Indian Territory Notes.
Correspondence of the Gazette.

Correspondence of the Gazette.
ATOKA, I. T., March March 28.-
Several hundred head of beef steers have
changed hands here in the last few days.
Cattle are in excellent condition.
a large flock of several hundred fine
sheep was confiscated and sold by the
authorities of the CnickasaW nation q
few days since. Some white men owned
them and were in the Nation unIawfullY.
They were sold at very low price, 81
cents per head.
One of the United States mail con-
tractors ebsconded from this region q
short time since with al the money due
the service for the last six months, ieav-
ing several sub-cOntraCtors without g
dollar. The poor man, who has been
carrying the mail from Atoka to StOneWsll,
is ruined. He is in debt, has rot dollar
and has a large family TO support.
The notorious Belle Star and her
escorts passed through this place this
morning en- route to the Cherokee nation
from TeX3S.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-30

II THE Republicans cannot win next
year with John Sherman, that party will
never elect another president. To rather
earnest Democrat it begins too look
as if the last Republican president,
as well as the first, died by the hands of
an assassin. Born of blood and actuated
by intense partYlsm, it's first and last
presidents were killed by cranks, who were
creations of the radicaltsm it gave to the
country-and its foully murdered repre-
sentatives were the noblest of men. 1t
would be most terrible injustice for such
party to live when such men as Lincoln
and Garfield died because of it.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-30

IT'S estimated that OF the $4,000 post
masters in the country Cleveland has
changed 40, 900 OF them. There is more
bowling among spoils Democrats over
the half dozen Republican postmasters
appointed by Cleveland than there is re
joicing over the 1894 Democratic post
masters which We never could get till
Cleveland came. Well, indeed, may
stalwart Republican journals exclaim:
"Civil ce-sheol-Jackson himself
could not have done worse"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-30

THE GAZETTE desires to congratulate
Waco. That city already has good no.
tells, but knowing how invaluable such
institutions are, Waco has organized q
company with 100000 capital to build
yet another hotel. The Central City is
building wisely, and its reward will come
as surely as effect follows cause. The
additions made to the hotel accommoda-
lions of Fort Worth are already bearing
good fruit. A glance at the arrivals daily
printed in THE GAZETTE will show that
the opening of the Ellis hotel has but
helped all the other houses in this city.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-30

SHAKESPEARE mOralIZes over the base
uses to which the clay of q Caesar may be
put, but even he little dreamed howJove's
own weapon might be prostituted. Light
ming brought from the skies to furnish
ratsbane, faugh! Yet such is the fact.
But then the Connecticut scientists are
all iconoclasts. The wire-attached dyna-
mos in an electric light factory st Birm-
ingh8m, Conn, are baited with meat and
the nibbling rat is inexpressibly shocked.
Not even disguised squeal escapes him;
if is more than he can bear.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-30

THE railroad commissioners of New
York have decided that all objections to
heating cars by steam can be easily over
come, and that in no way can heating by
stoves be rendered safe. The committee
of the General Assembly have reported
favorably the bill against the use of stoves
and oil lights in cars. If steam heating
is practically demonstrated the Opposi-
ton en- the part of railroad officials will
be silenced, and then there is hope that
the doom of the car stove is sealed.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-30
PERSONAL JOURNALIST.

| There seems to be no recognized boun
dairy line defining the limits of persona
journalism. Some newspapers abuse
their privileges by publishing everything
they dare, while others ignore persona
matters almost altogether. THE GA
zETTE has quite as frequently been cen
sured for abstaining from the publica-
ton Of some personal matter, as for do
lug so. Some people are eager to have
all personal news relating to
themselves, their families, or theil
friends, printed in the local paper
and others are just as anxious to have
this kind Of news kept out; while al
are more or less interested in reading it
when it is published at is nobody
business but my own," says one, "where
l intend to 90, or what l am about to
do. But carrying out this view, if 1t is a
private matter and Legitimate news to
publish the fact that "Mrs. Smith has
gone to Austin for few weeks, where she
Will be the guest of Mrs. Brown" is it
not equally private matter to say that
the same Mrs Smith fell on the side
walk and broke her ankle, or that she
died of pneumonia ? If it is "nobody's
business" when Mr.. Brown is "sojourn-
ing at Mineral Wensn for a few days,
why is it anybody's business when
Mr.. Brown sues Mr.. Jones for SANDER,
laying damages at $4,000, or when
he purchases a large piece Of property
for S25, 900? If this view of what is
legitimate news and what IS q private
matter were carried out to the full extent,
there could be but very little news pub
lished in the daily press. On the other
hand, while we must confess that an over
weening desire to have personal news
published and to have it withheld, is
about equally reprehensible and silly, yet
Jenkinsism and lick-spittle-if we may be
pandoned for using a coarse but eX-
pressive term-journslism is abhorent TO
every newspaper man. If reporter is
called upon to do such work, and he has
no relish for it, he is to be pitied; if he
has d relish for it he is to be
despised. Yet, as pecunlary trans
action, we believe it pays. 1t is a good
side to err upon, but we candidly believe
THE GAZETTE has been too subservient
to tie peremptory demands, not cour-
teous requests in too many cases, of those
who have not wanted this or that pub,
lished in the paper. In point of fact,
ANYTHING is Legitimate news that newspa-
per readers care 10 read and is not inju.
rious to the public or harmful to private
Individuals There are many things il
personal journalism that are posi-
lively q public benefit; it some
times conveys valuable informa
ton, and draws society into closer
relationship, while it should have 6
tendency to cause individuals to be more
scrupulous regarding their private life, i
| the motives referred to are mentioned IL
the press. But this peTogative of the
press is something that should be use(
and not abused; if society and persona
| journalism is carried beyond certain
| limits, it is baneful and should not bt
cOuntenanCed. But the newspaper tina
allows itself to be too much the tool o
individual whims fails in its duty to The
public and to Itself.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-30
Blythe Late Co., e. c. jldSOD
MED BUNTLINE.)

\ life-Iike and powerful picture Of the
romantic era in the history of Texas forty
years ago, this mastery story Of love and
adventure deals with the chivalrOus side
of Indian life, the magnificent daring Of
the famous Texan Rangers, the patri-
archal and hospitable manners of the race
of opulent Southern planters, and a con-
ditfon of affairs on the border which has
now become historical and which affords
magnificent scope to the pen Of the novel
ist. From first to last the reader IS
treated to a rapidly moving panorama OF
startling events and situations which
keep the mind intent and the interest III
abated. The first chapters of this thrill
Ing romance appeared in the Fort
Worth GAZETTE Sunday, March 9th inst.
The second instaIment of this
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-30
FENCES FOR RAIL WAYS.

United States Circuit Judge Pardee,
who, through the receivers, is at present
managing the affairs of the Houston and
Texas Central Railroad properties in
Texas, is quoted as saying that he hopes
to be able to fence in the entire line of
road, nearly 1000 miles, main line and
branches, before he returns the property
to the owners. He has already had about